Villanova WINS distance medley title for men

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — it was a tale a derivative Penn Relays, the anchor Friday, Caroline King, Boston College, never reached the heights and by adding the Villanova's Legacy with Matthew Gibney.King finished with a strong victory to lift the Boston College women's 6,000-meter Relay, in seconds, 17 minutes, 25.19, first in the women's Championship at the Penn Relays Athletics.Gibney turned to give Villanova men's distance medley Relay Championships, 9: 37.93, similar to the performance of the extension of the Yankees ' record to 24 WINS server in the event that the meet. Junior Albury, Australia, also anchored the distance medley title Villanova is the Penn Relays, two years ago.King, SR., who won the ACC title last week, 800-outkicked Georgetown n at the end of the stick in the profit Emily Infeld. Infeld, who had anchored the distance medley of Georgetown's WIN Thursday, the Group shocked led about 20 metres, with one lap to go. But the King and the 2010 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION champion Sheila Reid SUV Villanova began soon after the closing of his at the time of King before Reid King shut down the homestretch with. "Could I feel my back, and Sheila that just push me to go, "King said. "Sheila then traveled to 600 to go and that really helped me because I am just focused on her back — this was the root of it. I went to go only to the nature of the 100. "Boston College senior Caitlin Bailey led the first 1,500 share 4: 25.2, but the Eagles were the first of 6 seconds behind the current Richmond at this stage. The second leg of the Jillian King — Caroline's younger sister — closed the gap Clocking 4: 18.80. Siobhan Breagy is considered to be Senior then near Boston College, 4: 29.00, the third part of the front of the stage set, with Caroline King, who closed with a 4: 12.20 final 1, 500. "Everybody ran to just completely, "said Boston College coach Randy Thomas ran down to the Gibney. Brigham Young Miles Batty — NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Indoor mile champion — and Arkansas ' Dorian in the final 200 metres to give Ulrey Villanova men's distance medley title.Up to five teams — Virginia Tech, Villanova, Arkansas, Brigham Young, Indiana and Albany — were jockeying for lead anchor for the säärellä.Batty, who had also anchored to Brigham Young, the distance medley-NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Indoor title to his move to and expected to lead to around 250 metres to go, but it was not the last. Gibney and caught him Ulrey soon after and the management of their own to keep carrying footrace 9: 37.93 WIN Gibney. "When we saw what the groups were in the race, I was pretty sure that it really is so slow race to celebrate its own interest, "Gibney said. "So my strategy was only the last 100 and give it all I had. I was quite sure; You will notice how quickly the sort of people are buying and how much they got. "Brian Tetreault led 2: 57.86, 1,200, Carlton Bowers 46.89 sent 400, Samuel Ellison arrived at 1: 51.03, 800 and 4: 02.16, closed 1,600. LSU women's Sprint medley Gibney won the relay in 3: 48.45. It was the Tigers ' fifth consecutive win, Penn-relays the transaction log and to extend the gains of the Penn Relays Sprint medley record to seven.Texas A & M won the women's 400 and the airport shuttle hurdles relay. It was the Red Sox ' third consecutive Penn Relays title, the air transport field in the 400 hurdles, and the second-straight win. Gabby Mayo, both senior ran leadoff feet.NY: Walter Henning claimed his third consecutive Penn Relays championship in men's hammer throw 208 feet, 3 inches. Rutgers ' James Plummer took the men's discus throw with a toss for the second straight year, 191-1. Texas ' Hayden Baillio won the men's shot put with a throw 64. Rebecca O'Brien won the Buffalo women's discus throw with a throw of 1 173-Shanay Briscoe won the Texas [1] [2]. the women's high jump by clearing the 5 feet, 10 inches, while fellow Longhorn Marquise Goodwin took the men's long jump with a leap of 26-3. Melissa Ogbourne won the women's triple jump the distance from NY to the Johnson c. Smith, green, 42-10. men 400 Leford were hurdles 50.00 over time. Texas Tech took the men's Air Shuttle hurdles title 54.67. And Penn State won the men's Sprint medley relay in 3: 17: 30.

Patrick Chan wins the world title with more records

MOSCOW (AP) — an elegant, and Dallas, Patrick Chan his first world record at the picture, many feared a fashion item won Wouldn't be ice skates. Oleg Nikishin, Getty Images

Patrick Chan, the Canadian men's free skate skates during the 2011 World Championships Megasport Ice Skating Rink April 28 in Moscow.

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Patrick Chan, the Canadian men's free skate skates during the 2011 World Championships Megasport Ice Skating Rink April 28 in Moscow.

Canada set world records in the free skate and the total per day, after a short Thursday. His 280 total points score for. 98 smashed 264.41, set last year at the 2008 World Champion Daisuke Takahashi of Japan the previous record. "I hoped to get 300, "Chan joked. "Maybe next time."Takahiko Kozuka of Japan's national champion, won the silver medal. Russia's Artur Gachinski, the first World Cup appearance, took his bronze.The United States can send only two men at the top of the next year after the worlds of two of the Americans failed to move the combined placement of 13 or better. Richard Dornbush, who won the junior Grand Prix title in December, was the top man in the United States, at the ninth. Ross Miner was the 11th and the 13th champion Ryan Bradley, United States. "The whole week has been a great experience. It has gone really well and I say, I am happy, "said Dornbush. "That is the work and see all the other skaters, and what they've done is a great inspiration for next year."Chan was the heavy favorite for the sending of profit is the final Grand Prix, and his performance of the dramatic opening of the originally scheduled Tokyo March worlds. The competition has been moved to the Moscow earthquakes in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami and the planning group for the nuclear crisis.Chan is a free skate his short program was a marvel. He won the gold medal in the triple axel and in October, had to fight to save the page on his opening quad landing forces him to the tack of his planned triple toe-loop combination, a quad in his second jump to the next page. Currently the following key in the word — he was the only skater to try even the two comfort requirements.But he refused to play safe on the basis of the experience, despite having almost 12 points to lead after the short program file. "The program, which is very important to me, do not change, "said Chan, silver medalist in the shape of the previous paper. "I had some doubts in my mind When I said" should be, but no, no, no, "because I've been training for this program, all season long, because the citizens. I am very proud of myself for the comfort of the two can be made to the requirements of the program is opened. "For his impressive technique and tight spins in a clean landings with the exception of Chan's artistry was noted. Linnansaari Phantasia By Andrew Lloyd Weber, of his normal conditions, the move was the crossing of ekspressiivistä music without the melodrama of the community.Chan preparoitujen free skate up 175.187.84 to 96 of the previous character, also in 2008, Takahashi, who won the Kozuka. for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying round Monday, went to the intensity of his program inserts for Lizst Piano Concerto. He, more than two points in excess of the Chan technical elements, which included solid opening quad and triple-double-double of the cascade. But the point was over nine Kozuka programme components, the so-called art elements behind it. "Looking back I think I've accumulated a training period, I said to myself I did quite a lot of completely "Kozuka said. "So, went there, and to submit all my experience and the results came in."Gachinski's Medal of the Russian fans excited — and give it to promote the country as it prepares for the Olympics Sochi in 2014. Russia is to win one of the previous year's figure skating gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and this was the first medal of the world, because the Russian Yevgeny Plushenko won the man of the last of his three world titles in 2004, rapid steps, and Gachinski's., on the one hand, and arm movements of the Shostakovch's Bolt and dissonance and clashing rhythms had become Pljuštšenkojoka was watching the stand. "I'm glad the presentation today," said Gachinski, who has just 17 and was the bronze medalist is the junior worlds a year ago. "I have run a quad and triple axels, although as of yesterday I was in the packing slip, the toe loop. I think it is, because I've been training on the evaluation of the item in the quad, and it is difficult to reduce it. "Takahashi, trying to become the first man Stephane Lambiel in 2006 to defend his title after the finished fifth after his skate blade to be a problem. He was forced to bail out of his first warp, only a few seconds of his programme and to endeavour to repair in the event of an emergency.Pairs skaters Aliona Savchenko in Germany and Robin Szolkowy won their third world title in the setting of the two world records. The couple had a second short program, behind the defending Champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian, China. But the clean free skate and playful music for the Pink Panther, put them on top of each other. Savchenko and Szolkowy finished 217.85 points in comparison-juice 216.57. According to the Olympic gold in basketball and Hongbo Zhao Shen Xue = the preceding character in the last year in Vancouver. Savchenko and Szolkowy also complements the free skate, in Vancouver, and set the Pang Tong. Pang and Tong took the bronze after he put his hand, the opening of the double axel sequence. Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, skating together in just a year, the silver medal. On Friday, the first in the women's competition includes. Japan's Mao Asada, the defending champion, and Miki Ando will face Olympic champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea on his return to competition. Asada, even though the likely two triple axels in her free program, said on Thursday, which is not of this World Championship cards. "I make one triple axel to a short programme as well as one of the free program, "Asada said. "Because what you've been training and education. I considered that. "For more information about the print code and access rights, visit our FAQ. Report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration for publication in the newspaper to comment letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State inspection. You can view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the chat help. Changes include a brief overview of the monitoring process and the report of the "report abuse" button (). Read more.

Alissa Czisny the u.s. Fourth medal at the worlds, the hunted

Alissa Czisny did, what he needs to make today's World Championships.According to the by Misha Japaridze, AP

American Alissa Czisny performs his short program of the ISU Figure Skating Championships in Moscow on 29 April.

According to Misha Japaridze, AP

American Alissa Czisny performs his short program of the ISU Figure Skating Championships in Moscow on 29 April.

Reigning u. S women's champion, the Detroit Skating Club, skated with the poise of his short program and is not part of the main reasons why — he has to hunt for his first world medal medal.Czisny preparoitujen 61.47 points, the Score that would have been higher, he only has been taken the wrong side of the triple Flip. Still in the free skate on Saturday, Czisny moves to the final just 4 points short behind. 44 program (65.91) in Korea, Kim Yu-na, winner of the Olympic Games winner. Miki Ando Japan was the second (65.58) and Ksenia Makarova, Russia was the third (61.62). "Yuka Sato, who coaches Czisny and her husband, Jason Dungjen, said I know, it was not the excellence, but it was great," Free Press by telephone from Moscow. Every day at practice "of his getting tighter, and the focus was more stringent and, later, a little more aggressive; What I call to mind the change. But he was calm in the middle of it. He was good. He is a very well educated, and we hope to receive, we cannot use every other day. "Silver Olympic medalist and defending world champion Mao Asada of Japan is moved to the Saturday after his seventh-performance brief (58.66). The other America, Rachael Flatt field was the eighth (57.22).Violin competition in linnansaari Czisny appeared relaxed as he began his program. It was a much different Start skater 2009 Los Angeles, his last appearance in the worlds is the Web site. He gets himself swallowed up the competition, the pressure equipment, and took 14th in the short run.Czisny Skate rebounded in spite of the fact that the free and move up to 11th overall, L.A., his performance will be added to the reasons why he changed cars in 2010 after leaving Julie Berlin Sato and Dungjen. For more information about the print code access permissions, and our FAQ. Report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration for publication in the newspaper to comment letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State inspection. You can view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the chat help. Changes include a brief overview of the monitoring process and the report of the "report abuse" button (). Read more.

Chinese gymnast, other sues Time Warner for $ 1.8 billion

NEW YORK (AP) — Champion of Chinese gymnast paralyzed in the 1998 goodwill games at 1.8 billion dollars for the right thing against the former AOL Time Warner Inc., the media and entertainment company in the United States Gymnastics Federation, and on Thursday, saying the accident and the other broke promises to carry on her afterwards.The lawsuit is filed in a Federal Court in Manhattan sang LAN, the lawyers broke her neck during the Heating period of the vault is a New York, the lawyers say. Her condition has deteriorated, because of the company, now called Time Warner games and gymnastics Organization failed to follow up on promises to make sure that her medical bills and other needs were discussed. The lawsuit says, he has been unable to obtain the necessary treatments.Time Warner spokesman said Mallory Zalkin, he had no comment on behalf of the company. Indianapolis-based Gymnastics Foundation, the spokesman said the Leslie King, the Group was a direct comment.The lawsuit, said Lan was paralyzed from the mid-11 down after he dislocated and fractured two vertebrae and injured his spinal cord of ovine and caprine animals, when someone has walked into the vault when he is pushed from the vault, and remove the mat, before he landed. It should be noted that the celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Celine Dion and Christopher Reeve, visited him and offer support after the accident. Then-Vice President Al Gore and his family visited him in hospital.The lawsuit, said Lan, 29, has become a celebrity, and the disabled in China., shall be governed by the law of the story added Yet, spokesperson, Lan has been victimized by credit card fraud recently two Chinese-Americans, who was appointed after the accident of his legal huoltajat over his parents objections of the Chinese Gymnastics Association. It said that he is treated with a propaganda campaign to smear her good name and that the two people has had his medical treatment, and relationships with the American doctors. "Living in China for the past 13 years, Ms. Lan was literally unable to sue the American Court of Justice or the Court of justice by the people's Republic of China, "noting his restrictive living conditions, said the lawsuit."Ms. Lan was struggling over the past 13 years, the people's Republic of China, without the proper insurance, health care, without spending a penny for his death will replace the injured (sic) of freedom without permanent injury to persons, or to use the right to seek, as the case may be. "For more information about the print code and access rights, visit our FAQ. Report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration for publication in the newspaper to comment letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State inspection. You can view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the chat help. Changes include a brief overview of the monitoring process and the report of the "report abuse" button (). Read more.

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Kim Yu-na to lead after the short program of the worlds

MOSCOW — the winner of the Olympic Games in South Korea's Kim Yu-na, a dramatic return to competition Friday, after the short program to lead figure skating World Championships. , Yuri Kadobnov, AFP/Getty Images

Korea's Kim Yu-Na performs a short program during the event, the ISU World Championships result on April 29 in Moscow.

By Yuri Kadobnov, AFP/Getty Images

Korea's Kim Yu-Na performs a short program during the event, the ISU World Championships result on April 29 in Moscow.

Her first competition since last year, despite the preparoitujen worlds Kim stepping out of her opening triple lutz 65.91 points. He made a rapid recovery, double toe-loop to tacking onto his triple Flip combination and he needed to perform a routine clinical precision rounded Giselle. "I've been doing clean short programs at home, was disappointed not to make a clean short program competition. .. but I am the first and I am happy with, "Kim said.Ice dance, the reigning Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada won a brief dance to take over the lead a bit, the main rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States. Tennis tournament ends Saturday in the free dance and the women's free program. Kim is the presence of the Polish or overwhelming as he did in the last year or in 2009, when he won his world title. Still, he was impressive, because he had not competed for more than a year. "Don't take too much time to build my stamina and physically, "he said," but was so strong mentally. "Japan's Miki Ando trails close 65.58 points. 2007 world champion was a versatile if less tension in the performance. Ando was asked why he chose triple-Double when he cannot do triple-triple combination. "My triple-triple has been good, when I got here, "he said," and a short program is really important not to miss any time warp. "Ksenia Makarova of Russia was third, landing her opening triple-triple, and later the triple toe purely to the attitude of the flamenco routine. "I could put a really strong short program and I got the best one at the end of the season. So I am very happy with that, "said Makarova.U.s. champion Alissa Czisny was fourth after the proceeds and to guarantee the performance, a little wobble, a triple flip, his only concern. "I was nervous going into the short program today. My last two World Championships short programs were not so great, and I wanted to go out and skate my best, "said Czisny, who is in his career after moving to rose to Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen after last season. "I fought all of my program so I was happy with."Russian Alena Leonova dazzled with the sassy Polka, while at the same time, until the end of the fifth, Carolina Kostner, Italy, and it remains to be seen which crashed after catching the heel landing a triple flip is complete the top six. It specifies the free skate on Saturday, an exciting free software only six points separating the top six skaters.Mao Asada, the defending champion and seventh in the long term competitor was Kim after a disappointing performance. He two-footed his triple axel and a triple Flip underrotated. Rachael Flatt of the United States can manage only eighth opening combination in the downgrading of his double, a triple lutz and doubled since then. "(Right) my legs a little bit of bothering me, and it was the type of thinking should be done in the last seconds, regardless of whether or not a lutz or pie, "Flatt said. "What kind of distracted me."Ice dancing, defending Champions and Moir once triumphed with the evocative, crackly vinyl audio track to sweet, as a matter of routine.Olympic Champions preparoitujen 74.29, the highest point of a short dance because the component is replaced by the compulsory and original dances during this period. Despite missing most of the rustiness showed as of the end of the year, although the virtue, recovered from his surgery in October, and to the feet of the couple are being pushed back to the characters in the worlds of five weeks.Worlds was planned for the last month in Tokyo, but moved to Moscow in the earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan. "We felt the country as the athletes, but we just needed to be taken in order to go with the flow and be ready for whatever decision was made, "said. "I believe that the time to think about skating and the competition seemed to worry about silly and very banal."Davis and white, which was the final match at the Olympics and the under world, Moir and the world championships last year, trying to become the first Americans to win the world title for the dance. They are only half a point behind, after the boisterous oom-PAH "La traviata", as well as the flamboyant, despite getting a synchronized programme twizzle series. "We were very happy with that performance, "Davis said. "It was exactly wanted here and do not. We were really confident, and has already been moved, tomorrow. We are really comfortable at this stage of the season and we are very happy with this competition. "European Champions Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat France were third with an elegant classical Waltz.The US team of brother and nephew Maia and Alex Shibutani surprising fourth worlds was their debut thanks to their routine to the fairytale "the Carousel Waltz". Ekaterina Bobrova of Russia stress-Dmitri Soloviev and Nikita Katsalapov-Elena Ilinykh, rounded out the top six.For more information about the print code and access rights, visit our FAQ. Report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration for publication in the newspaper to comment letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State inspection. You can view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the chat help. Changes include a brief overview of the monitoring process and the report of the "report abuse" button (). Read more.

Patrick Chan wins the ice skates with more records in the title

MOSCOW — the elegant and Dallas, Patrick Chan his first world record at the picture, many feared a fashion item won Wouldn't be ice skates.Canada set world records in the free skate and the total per day, after a short Thursday. His 280 total points score for. 98 smashed 264.41, set last year at the 2008 World Champion Daisuke Takahashi of Japan the previous record. "I hoped to get 300, "Chan joked. "Maybe next time."Takahiko Kozuka of Japan's national champion, won the silver medal. Russia's Artur Gachinski, the first World Cup appearance, took his bronze.The United States can send only two men at the top of the next year after the worlds of two of the Americans failed to move the combined placement of 13 or better. Richard Dornbush, who won the junior Grand Prix title in December, was the top man in the United States, at the ninth. Ross Miner was the 11th and the 13th champion Ryan Bradley, United States. "The whole week has been a great experience. It has gone really well and I say, I am happy, "said Dornbush. "That is the work and see all the other skaters, and what they've done is a great inspiration for next year."Chan was the heavy favorite for the sending of profit is the final Grand Prix, and his performance of the dramatic opening of the originally scheduled Tokyo March worlds. The competition has been moved to the Moscow earthquakes in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami and the planning group for the nuclear crisis.Chan is a free skate his short program was a marvel. He won the gold medal in the triple axel and in October, had to fight to save the page on his opening quad landing forces him to the tack of his planned triple toe-loop combination, a quad in his second jump to the next page. Currently the following key in the word — he was the only skater to try even the two comfort requirements.But he refused to play safe on the basis of the experience, despite having almost 12 points to lead after the short program file. "The program, which is very important to me, do not change, "said Chan, silver medalist in the shape of the previous paper. "I had some doubts in my mind When I said" should be, but no, no, no, "because I've been training for this program, all season long, because the citizens. I am very proud of myself for the comfort of the two can be made to the requirements of the program is opened. "For his impressive technique and tight spins in a clean landings with the exception of Chan's artistry was noted. Linnansaari "phantasia" by Andrew Lloyd Weber, of his normal conditions, the move was the crossing of ekspressiivistä music without the melodrama of the community.Chan preparoitujen free skate up 175.187.84 to 96 of the previous character, also in 2008, Takahashi, who won the Kozuka. for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying round Monday, went to the intensity of his program inserts for Lizst Piano Concerto. He, more than two points in excess of the Chan technical elements, which included solid opening quad and triple-double-double of the cascade. But he was more than nine points in the programme elements of the programme elements of the so-called art behind. "Looking back I think I've accumulated a training period, I said to myself I did quite a lot of completely "Kozuka said. "So, went there, and to submit all my experience and the results came in."Gachinski's Medal of the Russian fans excited — and give it to promote the country as it prepares for the Olympics Sochi in 2014. Russia is to win one of the previous year's figure skating gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and this was the first medal of the world, because the Russian Yevgeny Plushenko won the man of the last of his three world titles in 2004, rapid steps, and Gachinski's., on the one hand, and arm movements of the Shostakovch's "Bolt" Dissonance and clashing rhythms had become Pljuštšenkojoka was watching the stand. "I'm glad the presentation today," said Gachinski, who has just 17 and was the bronze medalist is the junior worlds a year ago. "I have run a quad and triple axels, although as of yesterday I was in the packing slip, the toe loop. I think it is, because I've been training on the evaluation of the item in the quad, and it is difficult to reduce it. "Takahashi, trying to become the first man Stephane Lambiel in 2006 to defend his title after the finished fifth after his skate blade to be a problem. He was forced to bail out of his first warp, only a few seconds of his programme and to endeavour to repair in the event of an emergency.The competition to return to the defending Champions on Thursday if the pair Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China in the lead after the short program to perform a free program. The current world of the silver, and Aliona Savchenko basketball Robin Szolkowy of Germany were second and Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, their first season skating together, held third place,.On Friday, the first in the women's competition includes. Japan's Mao Asada, the defending champion, and Miki Ando will face Olympic champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea on his return to competition. Asada, even though the likely two triple axels in her free program, said on Thursday, which is not of this World Championship cards. "I make one triple axel to a short programme as well as one of the free program, "Asada said. "Because what you've been training and education. I considered that. "___Associated Press Writer Leonid Chizhov contributed to this report.